Dune – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: ATEEZ
• Album: THE WORLD EP.2 : OUTLAW

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and ATEEZ's 'Dune' offers a unique opportunity to delve into the Korean language with its emotionally charged and descriptive lyrics. The song's themes of struggle and questioning are universal, making the vocabulary and expressions used to convey these feelings particularly impactful. Exploring the lyrics of 'Dune' can help you learn how to express deep and complex emotions in Korean, all while experiencing ATEEZ's powerful and unique musical style.

[English]

Mm-day, mm-day, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Mm-day, mm-day, oh

Light in a heart that’s completely dried up (Hala, hala)

Reflected in a shattered mirror (Yeah)

My gaze fades away, desire

Deeper, deeper down

Pouring rain weighs down my head (Weighs down)

Struggling to climb up no matter what (Struggling)

Breathless, countless sacrifices

Endlessly falling (I’m still falling down)

Drifting farther, out of reach

Heaven’s door

Mm-day, mm-day, oh (Hey)

What am I suffering for?

Is it me among so many people? Why?

Who should I blame?

Still hearing, keep your head down

Oh-oh

Breathless here, everyday

Oh-oh

Can’t escape

Yeah, yeah

Broken lights, panic (Panic)

Bound by closed chains (Hey)

You could be my doll

Carved by days of desire

Pop, pop

Forcibly knock back, break through

Shaken, deeper into the waves, down, down (Down)

Pressure wrapping me whole (Hoo)

He-help me here, help me (Woah)

Hold my hand, hold me (Woah)

Water, I’m drying up, I’m thirsty

Can’t even scream, my body (Ayy)

Into the depths

Fading, so fragile

Can you remember

Even this final cry?

Drifting farther, out of reach

Heaven’s door

Mm-day, mm-day, oh (Hey)

What am I suffering for?

Is it me among so many people? Why?

Who should I blame?

Still hearing, keep your head down

Oh-oh

Breathless here, everyday

Oh-oh

Can’t escape

Despair’s gesture tempts me

As if I could run away

Run away, run away, far away

I can’t take it anymore

Mayday, mayday, mayday

Fade out, fade out, fade out

Why are you doing this to me?

I want to live (Hey)

What am I suffering for?

Is it me among so many people? Why?

Who should I blame?

Still hearing, keep your head down (Woah-oh-oh-oh)

Oh-oh

Breathless here, everyday

Oh-oh

Can’t escape (Can’t)

Oh-oh (Everyday)

Breathless here, everyday (Breathless, now)

Oh-oh (Hey)

Can’t escape

...

[Korean]

Mm-day, mm-day, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Mm-day, mm-day, oh

다 말라버린 마음속에 빛 (Hala, hala)

깨져버린 거울에 비친 (Yeah)

내 눈빛은 사라져가 desire

더 아래로 아래로

퍼붓는 빗물이 내려 머리를 누르고 (누르고)

어떻게든 올라가려 안간힘을 써 (힘을 써)

숨이 막혀오네 셀 수 없는 sacrifice

하염없이 빠져가고 있어 (여전히 난 falling down)

닿을 수 없이 멀어져가

Heaven's door

Mm-day, mm-day, oh (Hey)

뭘 위해 아파야 하는 건가

수많은 사람 중 나인가 why?

누구를 탓해야 하는 건가

여전히 들리는 keep your head down

Oh-oh

숨이 차 여긴 everyday

Oh-oh

벗어날 수도 없어

Yeah, yeah

Broken lights, panic (Panic)

묶여 닫힌 체인 (Hey)

You could be my doll

욕망의 날에 패인

Pop, pop

강제로 knock, back해 타파

흔들려 파도 속으로 더 down, down (Down)

압박감이 송두리째 감아 (Hoo)

여-여기 살려줘요, help me (Woah)

손, 손 좀 잡아줘 날 hold me (Woah)

물, 물 계속 말라가 난 thirsty

악 소리도 나오질 않아 몸이 (Ayy)

깊은 곳으로

사라져가 위태로워

기억해줄 수 있나요

이 단말마의 비명이라도

닿을 수 없이 멀어져가

Heaven's door

Mm-day, mm-day, oh (Hey)

뭘 위해 아파야 하는 건가

수많은 사람 중 나인가 why?

누구를 탓해야 하는 건가

여전히 들리는 keep your head down

Oh-oh

숨이 차 여긴 everyday

Oh-oh

벗어날 수도 없어

절망의 손짓은 날 유혹해

도망칠 수 있을 거라는 듯이

Run away, run away, far away

I can't take it anymore

Mayday, mayday, mayday

Fade out, fade out, fade out

대체 왜 나한테 그래 왜

나 살고 싶어 (Hey)

뭘 위해 아파야 하는 건가

수많은 사람 중 나인가 why?

누구를 탓해야 하는 건가

여전히 들리는 keep your head down (Woah-oh-oh-oh)

Oh-oh

숨이 차 여긴 everyday

Oh-oh

벗어날 수도 없어 (없어)

Oh-oh (Everyday)

숨이 차 여긴 everyday (숨이 차, now)

Oh-oh (Hey)

벗어날 수도 없어

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
help /hɛlp/ A1	verb - to give assistance noun - assistance or support
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to keep or grasp something
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical or emotional suffering
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ A2	verb - to get away from a place or situation
down /daʊn/ A2	adjective - in a lower position or state
desire /dɪˈzaɪə/ B1	noun - a strong feeling of wanting something verb - to want something strongly
falling /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ B1	verb - to move downward, often unintentionally
lights /laɪts/ B1	noun - sources of illumination
thirsty /ˈθɜːrsti/ B1	adjective - needing to drink
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B2	adjective - damaged and not whole
panic /ˈpænɪk/ B2	noun - sudden, overwhelming fear verb - to become extremely frightened
sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ B2	noun - the act of giving up something valuable verb - to give up something for a purpose
chain /tʃeɪn/ C2	noun - a series of linked metal rings used for fastening or restraining
heaven /ˈhɛvən/ C1	noun - the sky or a place regarded as perfect and blissful
pressure /ˈprɛʃər/ C1	noun - the force exerted on an object or a stressful situation
mayday /ˈmeɪdeɪ/ C1	noun - distress call used in emergencies
knock /nɒk/ B1	verb - to strike a surface noisily
doll /dɒl/ B1	noun - a small model of a human figure, often used as a toy
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot

Key Grammar Structures

• 다 말라버린 마음속에 빛 (Hala, hala)

  ➔ Passive voice and Adverbial clause of time

  ➔ The use of the passive voice ("말라버린" - dried up) indicates that the subject's heart is being acted upon. The "-속에" functions as an adverbial phrase indicating location.

• 깨져버린 거울에 비친 (Yeah)

  ➔ Perfective Aspect, Adverbial Phrase of Location.

  ➔ "깨져버린" is the perfective aspect, indicating a completed action. "거울에 비친" - reflected in the mirror uses the adverbial phrase of location, 'in/on the mirror'.

• 더 아래로 아래로

  ➔ Repetition for Emphasis

  ➔ Repeating "아래로" (downward) intensifies the feeling of descent or despair.

• 숨이 막혀오네 셀 수 없는 sacrifice

  ➔ Verbal Noun

  ➔ "sacrifice" acts as a noun, even though it has a verbal origin.

• 닿을 수 없이 멀어져가

  ➔ Adverbial clause of result/consequence and verb conjugation for continuous action

  ➔ The sentence conveys a sense of increasing distance. "-아/어/여 가" indicates continuous action, while the structure "닿을 수 없이" represents the result, suggesting impossibility.

• 뭘 위해 아파야 하는 건가

  ➔ Question word + purpose + must/have to

  ➔ "뭘 위해" - For what purpose. "아파야 하는 건가" - Do I have to suffer?

• 수많은 사람 중 나인가 why?

  ➔ Elliptical sentence; particle '중'; the use of 'why' for direct questioning

  ➔ The sentence is elliptical (missing a verb like 'is'). "중" means 'among' or 'of.' "why" at the end intensifies the question.

• 여전히 들리는 keep your head down

  ➔ Present continuous, Imperative Phrase (keep your head down)

  ➔ "들리는" - is the present continuous form, and "keep your head down" is an imperative sentence, instructing the listener.

• 절망의 손짓은 날 유혹해

  ➔ Possessive particle, object marker, verb conjugation.

  ➔ "절망의" uses the possessive particle. "날" is the object of the verb, marked by the object marker (implicit). "유혹해" (to tempt) is the conjugated verb.